June 15 - 21, 2008

News from June 21, 2008

• Fish Partners with Technology Forums to Leverage RFID Technology ...
  PR-USA.net (press release) - Varna, Bulgaria
  Dallas, TX (PRWEB) June 20, 2008 -- Fish Software (http://www.fishsoftware.com) (FISH), a Dallas, Texas based event technology company has partnered with ...
• Montreal's public bike system integrates Web, RFID
  The Industry Standard - San Francisco, CA, USA
  Lighting on the front and back of the bike is always on for additional safety, and the bikes dock with RFID connection. Because the stations and docks run ...
• Tainted Tomatoes? The Industry is Ripe for RFID
  PR-USA.net (press release) - Varna, Bulgaria
  Midland Park, NJ – June 16, 2008 – Had RFID technology been applied to a pallet or case of salmonella-infected tomatoes, we would be light years closer to ...
• Tainted Tomatoes? The Industry is Ripe for RFID Technology
  PR-USA.net (press release) - Varna, Bulgaria
  RFID technology been applied to a pallet or case of salmonella-infected tomatoes, we would be light years closer to determining the source of the outbreak. ...

News from June 20, 2008

• Avery Dennison Ramps Up Its RFID R&D
  RFID Journal - Melville, NY, USA
  And for more than four years, the firm has been actively building its RFID organization. In January of this year, Avery Dennison's CEO, Dean Scarborough, ...
• Handheld scans RFID tags from 13 feet
  WindowsForDevices - Palo Alto, CA, USA
  Nordic ID has introduced a Windows CE 6.0-based handheld computer capable of reading RFID tags over distances of up to 13 feet. ...
• Gastropods deliver mail in timely fashion
  ComputerWeekly.com - UK
  The snails are fitted with a tiny capsule which holds a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) chip. RFID allows objects to communicate over short distances. ...
• Sixth Annual RFID World 2008 Event Addresses Critical Industry And ...
  RFID Solutions Online (press release) - Erie, PA, USA
  TechInsights recently announced the expansion of the RFID World 2008 conference, offering demonstrable vertical market RFID solutions, discussion forums, ...
• Crandall Public Library Makes the Move to RFID Technology
  Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco, CA, USA
  The expanded library will also include radio frequency identification (RFID) technology from Polaris and Integrated Technology Group (ITG), a division of ...
• Airlines reject RFID as universal industry solution to lost bags
  ComputerWeekly.com - UK
  Industry body IATA has said that RFID will not be rolled out as an industry-wide solution to address the problem of lost bags, after trials showed that RFID ...
• Fish Partners with Technology Forums to Leverage RFID Technology ...
  PR Web (press release) - Ferndale, WA, USA
  All attendees at eHealth 2008 will receive "Tell Me More"

News from June 19, 2008

• Fashion house tries RFID through to PoS
  UsingRFID.com (subscription) - UK
  Tagsys, a provider of item-level RFID systems, reports that Boboli, a Spanish fashion house for children, is piloting an RFID programme to track and manage ...
• Hawaii Tests RFID For Tracking Tomatoes
  InformationWeek - Manhasset, NY, USA
  While in a previous blog we shared opinions about whether RFID could be used to track tainted tomatoes back to the farm, Hawaii is already working on such a ...
• EU wants RFID chips for its postal services
  Inquirer - Harrow, England, UK
  This is where RFID comes into play. RFID chips have already been tried and tested by postal service in about 50 countries worldwide and, surprise, surprise, ...
• IGENITY ® Now Offers A Combination RFID Tag, Tissue Collection Device
  CattleNetwork.com - Overland Park, KS, USA
  DULUTH, GA — June 19, 2008 — Merial announces today the introduction of a combination radio frequency identification (RFID) tag and tissue collection device ...
• RFID technology may provide the key to better traffic management ...
  EurekAlert (press release) - Washington, DC, USA
  That is the hope of a new research collaboration established by the McMaster RFID Applications Lab (MRAL), the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT- ...
• Report Reveals RFID Performance on Different Surfaces
  RFID Update - Alexandria, VA, USA
  Users can reference the report, UHF Tag Performance Survey (UTPS), to determine how RFID tags will perform when applied to their specific products, ...
• RFID News Roundup
  RFID Journal - Melville, NY, USA
  Confidex, a Finnish tag maker, has announced a new ultrahigh-frequency (UHF) RFID label, known as the Confidex Carrier, designed to adhere to plastic ...
• PREMO RFID shows its Telecoil TC0502 for hearing aid systems sector
  PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung) - Wien, Austria
  2008-06-19 18:10:05 - PREMO RFID is going to market its current range of T-coils in order fit its customer requirements in hearing aid systems sector. ...
• Enrich Systems Launches RFID Enabled Hotel Cashless Payment ...
  Mass Media Distribution LLC (press release) - Naples, FL, USA
  AlohaPay® utilizes RFID technology along with Microsoft BizTalk Server 2006 R2 and Microsoft SQL Server 2005 to provide an innovative solution that ...
• BOWH Inc. Launches New RFID Retail Asset Tracking Solution At
  RFID Solutions Online (press release) - Erie, PA, USA
  An RFID Asset Tracking Software has just been released by Bowh Incorporated and will be displayed at the NRF Loss Prevention show in Orlando on June 23. ...

News from June 18, 2008

• Precision Dynamics to Demonstrate Innovative RFID Wristband ...
  Hospitality Net (press release) - USA
  As the market leader supporting hotels, resorts and waterparks gain a competitive edge with RFID wristband technology, PDC will be holding special in-booth ...
• Companies working on RFID system to analyze traffic
  RFID News - Tallahassee, FL, USA
  IPICO Inc. and McMaster RFID Applications Laboratory have been awarded a $1.2 million (Canadian dollars) grant to create an RFID system that would capture ...
• RFID makes its mark on Rhode Island
  ShortNews.com - Regensburg, Germany
  Rhode Island's Middletown school district has made the decision to initiate a program which would monitor the students' locations using RFID chips, ...
• Tuning In to RFID and Wi-Fi
  Wi-Fi Planet - Darien, CT, USA
  By Gerry Blackwell Back in 2003, when AeroScout and a few competitors started making Wi-Fi RFID tags, RFID tracking was already an established—if still ...
• IPICO Shares Research Grant with Canadian & Indian Partners to ...
  Stockhouse - Vancouver, BC, Canada
  The goal of the project is to create an economically-viable RFID solution to capture and analyse data related to traffic use and capacity, ...
• SkyeTek Introduces Security Solution for RFID Tags
  MoreRFID (press release) - TX, USA
  Unlike many RFID reader offerings rely on tag manufacturers to provide security for RFID tag memory, Westminster, Colorado based SkyeTek introduces advanced ...
• Brooks Automation Announces Handheld RFID Reader for the ...
  MoreRFID (press release) - TX, USA
  Germany based Brooks Automation recently announced its new RFID Reader THR, an easy to operate read device. It is specially designed for users changing from ...
• Motorola: XR450 Fixed RFID Reader
  RFID Solutions Online (press release) - Erie, PA, USA
  The XR450 fixed RFID reader is designed to help enterprises achieve competitive advantage by increasing inventory visibility and process efficiency, ...
• Nordic ID's Handheld Computer Provides Advance RFID Features
  MoreRFID (press release) - TX,USA Mobile RFID reader manufacturer, Nordic ID, introduces a new hand held UHF RFID computer with outstanding UHF RFID performance. ...
• Case Study: Throttleman Premier Fashion Makes A Statement With ...
  RFID Solutions Online (press release) - Erie, PA, USA
  It achieved these objectives by implementing an item-level RFID system powered by RFID Anywhere from Sybase iAnywhere. The fashion industry is defined by ...

News from June 17, 2008

• HP unveils data centre RFID tracker
  UsingRFID.com (subscription) - UK
  HP has introduced a service that enables customers to reduce property loss, increase security and improve audit controls in the data centre with RFID ...
• RFID Improves Safety, Efficiency of Brisbane Tunnel Construction
  RFID Journal - Melville, NY, USA
  The project's contractor is deploying RFID readers every 250 meters along the length of the tunnels. RiverCity Motorway, the firm overseeing and financing ...
• Multiple Users Share RFID Data in Successful EPCIS Trial
  RFID Update - Alexandria, VA, USA
  By John Burnell A recently concluded RFID logistics pilot unprecedented in its scope found the EPC Information Services (EPCIS) standard could provide ...
• SkyeTek Provides Reader-Driven RFID Tag Security Solution
  Earthtimes (press release) - London, UK
  WESTMINSTER, Colo. , June 17 -- SkyeTek, Inc., the leading provider of embedded RFID reader technology, continues to provide the highest level of security ...
• TrenStar Granted USPatent For RFID Asset Management System
  RFID Solutions Online (press release) - Erie, PA, USA
  TrenStar recently announced that it has been awarded a patent for its RFID Asset Management Process. As the most comprehensive of the RFID tracking patent ...
• Have chair, will follow: video footage of RFID robotic chair
  ComputerWeekly.com - UK
  But if there are RFID applications around like this there, visiting the library could catch on again. It's probably only a precursor for even wackier ideas ...
• SkyeTek Provides Reader-Driven RFID Tag Security Solution
  Denver Post - Denver, CO, USA
  While other reader offerings rely on tag manufacturers to provide security for RFID tag memory, SkyeTek supplies advanced RFID readers that implement ...
• RFID in 2008: where is the action?
  Asia Pacific Engineer Magazine - London, UK
  IDTechEx forecasts a $5.29 billion RFID market in 2008, up 7.3 per cent on the $4.93 billion in 2007. This is despite a sharp reduction of deliveries ...
• Confidex Announces New UHF RFID Label for Returnable Plastic ...
  MoreRFID (press release) - TX, USA
  Accurately and reliably tracking these plastic items requires an RFID tag solution that is equal to the task. Confidex Carrier, with its high performance ...
• University of Kansas Licenses RFID Technology to Starport
  MoreRFID (press release) - TX, USA
  "The Center is pleased to be working again with Starport, and we hope to continue developing our relationship to advance RFID technologies," says Keith ...

News from June 16, 2008

• 'Closed loop' RFID will drive take-up: global expert
  supply chain review - Australia
  Growth in radio frequency identification (RFID) applications could hit 30 percent across the world, according to one global thought leader, but mandates ...
• RFID enables chair to follow
  RFID News - Tallahassee, FL, USA
  Dutch designer Jelte van Geest has solved the problem and designed an RFID-enabled chair that follows a user around while in the facility. ...
• RFID protects publicly shared bikes
  RFID News - Tallahassee, FL, USA
  Swipe your RFID-enabled ID card and jet away on the three-speed bicycle. That’s the idea behind Vélib, according to a story in this week’s issue of Time ...
• Starport licenses KU technology Kansas City Business Journal
  Bizjournals.com - Charlotte, NC, USA
  The new Agility technology, from KU's Information and Telecommunications Technology Center, creates better-performing radio frequency identification (RFID) ...
• Ambitious RFID Pilot Launches With a Single Reader
  RFID Update - Alexandria, VA, USA
  By John Burnell Bóboli, a Spanish designer and retailer of children's apparel, has installed an item-level RFID system at its distribution center to manage ...
• RFID chair follows you around
  TechRadar.com - London,UK A chair, which has a motor and wheels as well as some robotics inside, can be activated by your RFID-enabled library card. The chair then follows you around ...
• Integris Health Gets RFID
  RFID Journal - Melville, NY, USA
  By Mark Roberti Last week, we ran an article on Integris Health's RFID efforts (see Integris' Journey to RFID). Integris is the largest health-care provider ...

News from June 15, 2008

• Break the barriers to greater innovation
  Eetasia.com (subscription) - USA
  Take for example the tracking technology RFID. It is controversial because of civil liberties and surveillance concerns. Working closely with governments to ...
• RFID used to manage lithium battery recycling
  UsingRFID.com (subscription) - UK
  Can/US Enviro-Energy, a logistics and engineering firm based in Montréal, with facilities in Champlain, NY, is using RFID technology to manage the mandatory ...
• Reliance Retail to ink JV with Avery Dennison
  Economic Times - Gurgaon, Haryana, India
  The company has a strong presence in Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) solution. Analysts feel the JV might also help Reliance Retail's in-house ...
• Building Defense Products With RFID
  RFID Journal - Melville, NY, USA
  Northrop Grumman has been an early adopter of RFID technology. Back in 2004, the defense company began to employ passive tags to track high-value assets ...
• New Tool for Finding RFID Products
  RFID Journal - Melville, NY, USA
  That's why we decided to make RFID Journal's popular printed Buyer's Guide to RFID Resources an exclusively online product. Our readers told us they prefer ...
• RFID Robotic Chair Follows You Around For Constant Seating
  Gizmodo.com - USA
  Dutch designer Jelte van Geest's RFID-enabled robotic chair is for Openbare Bibliotheek Endhoven, and it's fantastic. What you do is swipe your RFID-enabled ...
• Innovations to Ease Commercial and Engineering Concerns in RFID ...
  MoreRFID (press release) - TX, USA
  Superior returns, enhanced privacy, larger memory, as well as more features and form factors are the order of the day in the Asia Pacific RFID tags market, ...
• Cards Asia 2008 surpasses expectations
  MoreRFID (press release) - TX, USA
  Held in conjunction with the 5th annual RFID World Asia and Retail Solutions World Asia in its 2nd year, Cards Asia 2008 also launched 2 new synergistic end ...